Manihatty Explained

Manihatty
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.3333°N 76.6667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nilgiri
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:TN-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)

Manihatty, also known as B.Manihatty, is a village in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Manihatty is 16 km to the south west of Ooty, the district capital of the Nilgiris. The residents of the village are predominantly part of the Badaga people, an ethnolinguistic community in the Nilgiris district.

The village of Manihatty consists of two smaller hamlets: Kunna Hatty (Meaning "small village" in the Badaga language) and Dodda Hatty ("big village"). Kunna Hatty is the ooru, the primary village, supposedly built by the ancestors, while Dodda Hatty is an offshoot from Kunna Hatty. Over the years, Dodda Hatty has grown considerably in terms of the number of households and relative population. At present, Kunna Hatty has about 100 households and Dodda Hatty about 350 households.

Economy

The economy of Manihatty is dependent on agriculture and tea plantations.

Culture

Jangura Habba (Sacred Thread Festival) is the main festival of Manihatty. During this festival, people pray to Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.